PSUs
DeepCool is one of the few veterans in the PC power & cooling components field still active today. The Chinese company was first founded in 1996 and initially produced only coolers and cooling accessories, but quickly diversified into the PC Case and power supply unit (PSU) markets. To this day, DeepCool stays almost entirely focused on PC power & cooling products, with input devices and mousepads being their latest diversification attempt. Today's review turns the spotlight toward DeepCool’s PSUs and, more specifically, the PX850G 850W ATX 3.0 PSU, which currently is their most popular power supply. The PX850G is engineered to balance all-around performance with reliability and cost, all while providing ATX 3.0 compliance. It is based on a highly popular high-output platform but, strangely...
How We Test PSUs - 2014
After a lengthy hiatus, we're back with a new PSU and case reviewer. As we kick off our revised power supply testing and reviews, we wanted to cover the...
49 by E. Fylladitakis on 2/28/2014Analyzing Power Use: 80 Plus Bronze vs. Platinum
I’ve been toying around with updating my computer lately, and one of the topics I wanted to look at was the choice of power supply. For the most part...
79 by Jarred Walton on 10/30/2013Corsair Releases RM Series Power Supplies
Corsair sell a lot of components for PCs: memory, cases, SSDs, cooling, peripherals and power supplies to name their current lineup. For that last element, Corsair have released...
40 by Ian Cutress on 9/14/2013LEPA Launches New Line of High Efficiency Power Supplies
LEPA Technology (closely related to Enermax) is launching two 80 Plus certified power supply lines along with a non-80 Plus certified budget line. The GM-MaxGold power supplies are certified 80...
6 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/9/2013Computex 2013: Galaxy Expanding into Motherboards, PSUs, SSDs
Galaxy is known more for their graphics cards, and in particular the HOF/SOC series of high end NVIDIA cards - some models of which have featured a white PCB...
5 by Ian Cutress on 6/8/2013Rosewill Fortress Platinum 450W
Rosewill is a familiar name here at AnandTech. It's Newegg's in-house brand, through which they sell products such as notebook accessories, peripheral equipment, cases and power supplies. Their stated...
26 by Martin Kaffei on 9/14/2012350-450W Roundup: 11 Cheap PSUs
Today we're looking at some inexpensive ATX power supplies with a low output power. In most cases there is no need for a 1KW power supply when 350W to...
67 by Martin Kaffei on 7/3/2012In Win GreenMe 650W
In Win sent us their newest model GreenMe rated at 650W. Billed as an eco-friendly alternative to the common PSUs, In Win boasts about the reduced energy costs associated...
62 by Martin Kaffei on 6/6/2012PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 400W
We have already reviewed quite a few PC Power & Cooling products on AnandTech, but this time we will be looking at their first series with modular cables and...
17 by Martin Kaffei on 5/19/2012Codegen P-Case 460W - Low Price, Poor Quality
Today we will review a Codegen PSU. This product is not available in the US as they sell it in some European countries only, but it's still a nice...
27 by Martin Kaffei on 4/27/2012FSP Aurum Xilenser AU-500FL 500W
FSP is one of the largest manufacturers for OEM power supplies and adapters. Now they're launching a new fanless series, the "Aurum Xilenser", for users that want absolute silence...
41 by Martin Kaffei on 4/20/2012Corsair TX vs. OCZ ZT 550W
In this review we will compare two almost identical products from OCZ and Corsair. Even so, there are still some differences between the offerings. With 550W both PSUs deliver...
42 by Martin Kaffei on 3/26/2012Rosewill Capstone 450W and 650W 80Plus Gold
We tested the Hive 550W a short while ago, and now Rosewill is following up with their Capstone series, which should be more efficient (80 Plus Gold certification). In...
33 by Martin Kaffei on 3/21/2012Rosewill Hive 550W
Rosewill sent us their newest model Hive with 550W. The rated power makes these models good for most common GPUs as well as powerful CPUs. Features such as 80...
30 by Martin Kaffei on 3/17/2012XFX 1000W Pro Series 80 Plus Platinum
We've recently tested the first 80 Plus Platinum PSUs to hit our labs, courtesy of Seasonic and Enermax. Both were good if expensive PSUs, and next up on the...
29 by Martin Kaffei on 3/1/2012Seasonic Platinum Series 860W - Platinum without the Fuss
In a short time we've seen quite a few companies come out with their first 80 Plus Platinum power supplies. A couple weeks ago we reviewed the Enermax Platimax...
69 by Martin Kaffei on 2/24/2012Enermax Platimax 750W - 80 Plus Platinum Arrives
Since the introduction of the 80 Plus certifications, we've seen a slow but steady trickle down effect where labels that were once reserved for the highest of the high-end...
48 by Martin Kaffei on 2/10/2012NZXT HALE82 650W and 750W
NZXT is a well known provider of "eye-catching" cases and peripherals, but like many other brands they offer power supplies as well. These include the HALE90 series, their first...
5 by Martin Kaffei on 1/26/2012EVGA Plans to Enter the PSU Market with the NEX PSU
While we won't see final hardware for a couple of months, EVGA is teasing its entry into the power supply market with a 1500W sample of its upcoming NEX...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/11/2012Lepa B-Series 850W - The Leopard Attacks
This is our first look at a power supply from a relatively new company, Lepa. We'll be looking at their B850 (850W) model, that looks to target the upper...
14 by Martin Kaffei on 12/15/2011